| Subject | English | Zulu |
| comp., MS | ALT text | umbhalo obeka ngokunye (Text displayed by Web browsers during image downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for users who rely on screen-reading software to convert graphics on the screen to spoken words) |
| comp., MS | alternative text | omunye umbhalo (Text displayed by Web browsers during image downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for users who rely on screen-reading software to convert graphics on the screen to spoken words) |
| comp., MS | body text | umzimba wombhalo (The text that forms the major content of a publication. Does not include titles, headlines, pull quotes, and captions, for example) |
| comp., MS | ClearType Text Tuner | Isicacisi Sombhalo weClearType (A program that helps make the text on your screen easier to read for long periods of time) |
| comp., MS | comma-delimited text file | ifayela enemibhalo ehlukaniswe ngokhefana (A data file consisting of fields and records, stored as text, in which the fields are separated from each other by commas) |
| comp., MS | delimited text file | ifayli / ifayela elinemibhalo ehlukaniswe ngezinhlamvu (A file containing data where individual field values are separated by a character, such as a comma or a tab) |
| comp., MS | hidden text | umbhalo ufihlakele (Text that does not display in the normal view of a document's content) |
| comp., MS | hyperlink display text | umbhalo oboniswayo we-hypherlink (The part of a hyperlink in a document or Web page that displays as text on the screen) |
| comp., MS | lead-in text | amagama okuqala (The first word or words in a paragraph or sentence) |
| comp., MS | master text | umbhalo oyinhloko (The slide text on the slide master. The master text determines the format of text on all slides as well as the shape of text placeholders and their placement on slides) |
| comp., MS | Microsoft text telephone | ucingo lwemibhalo lakwaMicrosoft (A device that enables the transmission of typed messages over phone lines. These devices typically include keyboards for typing messages to send and display and/or printers to receive messages from one device to another) |
| comp., MS | placeholder text | umbhalo wezimeli (Text or some other element used in an application as an indicator that the user should enter in his or her own text) |
| comp., MS | plain text | umbhalo osobala (A string of text that is displayed with one value for each text attribute: typeface, slant, and weight) |
| comp., MS | rich-text box | ibhokisi lombhalo onothile (A standard Windows control that is similar to a standard text box, except that it also supports individual character and paragraph properties) |
| comp., MS | rich text field | umkhakha wombhalo onamathele (A field that can show formatting and graphics, such as an embedded object, and not just text) |
| comp., MS | rich text XML mapping | ukumepha i-rich text XML (A type of XML mapping that links WordprocessingML content directly to the backing data in the custom XML part) |
| comp., MS | text area | indawo yombhalo (A rectangular control in an application that allows the user to enter or edit text) |
| comp., MS | text attributes | izinhlamvu zombhalo (Any characteristic of text, such as font, size, style, color, or effect such as subscript or superscript) |
| comp., MS | Text-Based Designer | Umklami Osekelwe Embhalweni (A text-based workflow editor that enables users to create and edit workflows by using declarative statements) |
| comp., MS | text bounding box | ibhokisi elimboza umbhalo (The smallest rectangle that can enclose the text in a text frame) |
| comp., MS | text box | ibhokisi lokubhalela (A rectangular control in an application that allows the user to enter or edit text) |
| comp., MS | Text Cycle | Umjikelezo Mbhalo (A SmartArt graphic layout used to represent a continuing sequence of stages, tasks, or events in a circular flow. Emphasizes the arrows or flow rather than the stages or steps. Works best with Level 1 text only) |
| comp., MS | text effect | ulungiso lobhalo (A visual effect that colors, tweaks, or otherwise graphically alters fonts) |
| comp., MS | text flow | isimo sombhalo (The way text is displayed in a document, how it behaves and breaks according to settings) |
| comp., MS | text formatting | ukuhlela umbhalo (Formatting that controls the appearance of a text. Examples include text alignment, intercharacter spacing, text justification, and text and background colors) |
| comp., MS | text frame | uhlaka lombhalo (An area within a shape that can contain text) |
| comp., MS | text message | umyalezo wombhalo (A short alphanumeric message that is sent between mobile phones or devices using the SMS protocol) |
| comp., MS | text placeholder | i-placeholder yombhalo (A symbolic value used instead of a real value which in this case is text) |
| comp., MS | text prediction | ukubikezela umbhalo (A recognition feature that helps increase input speed and reduce effort by providing users with word completion and next word prediction alternates as the user is writing/typing) |
| comp., MS | text slot | isikhadlana sokufaka umbhalo (A slot where the user can type text) |
| comp., MS | text suggestion | isiphakamiso sombhalo (A word that's suggested as users type, which they can select to quickly insert) |
| comp., MS | text telephone | ucingo lwemibhalo (A device that enables the transmission of typed messages over phone lines. These devices typically include keyboards for typing messages to send and display and/or printers to receive messages from one device to another) |
| comp., MS | text-to-speech | kuya-enkulumweni (Pertaining to technologies for converting textual (ASCII) information into synthetic speech output. Used in voice-processing applications requiring production of broad, unrelated, and unpredictable vocabularies, such as products in a catalog or names and addresses. This technology is appropriate when system design constraints prevent the more efficient use of speech concatenation alone) |
| comp., MS | text wrap | ukugoqa umbhalo (The ability of a word-processing program or a text-editing program to break lines of text automatically to stay within the page margins or window boundaries of a document without the user having to do so with carriage returns, as is typically necessary on a typewriter) |
| comp., MS | text wrapping | ukuqoqwa kwemibhalo (A feature that consists of advanced text wrap functionality, allowing the user to select from various styles to specify how text flows around objects or graphics in a document) |
| comp., MS | typed text | umbhalo othayishiwe (Text that you enter by using a keyboard or that your Tablet PC converts from handwriting or speech) |
| comp., MS | WordArt text | umbhalo we-WordArt (The text of a WordArt object) |